Felipe Liñán Saldaña

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameFelipe•Liñán Saldaña
Used nameFelipe•Liñán Saldaña
Nick/petnamesEl Tigrillo
Born26 May 1931 in Soledad de Graciano Sánchez, San Luis Potosí (MEX)
Died7 August 1975 (aged 44 years 2 months 12 days) in San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí (MEX)
NOC Mexico

Biography

Felipe Liñán Saldaña was a Mexican cyclist who had a brief career during the mid-1950s. In 1954 Saldaña won silver in the individual road race at the Central American and Caribbean Games. Two years later he was selected to compete in the same event at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, but did not finish the course. He was only 44-years-old when he died in August 1975.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1956 Summer Olympics Cycling Road (Cycling) MEX Felipe Liñán Saldaña
Road Race, Individual, Men (Olympic) DNF
Road Race, Team, Men (Olympic) Mexico DNF